101. The Martian & Problem-Solving | THUNK @THUNKShow
101. The Martian & Problem-Solving | THUNK  @THUNKShow
Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Problem-solving? Well I'm no Mark Watney, but if you're looking for answers, I *do* have a few tricks. #potato

-Links for the Curious-

An article on how "The Martian" is a great example for teaching mathematical problem-solving - scottkim.com/blog/2015/12/7/mathematical-problem-solving-in-the-martian

Productivity Loss in Brainstorming Groups: A Meta-Analytic Integration (or why group brainstorming is a bad idea) - tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15324834basp1201_1?journalCode=hbas20

Think Different: The Merits of Unconscious Thought in Preference Development and Decision Making. - psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/87/5/586

A review of the (diverse & poorly-understood) scientific literature on brainstorming - cpsb.com/resources/downloads/public/302-Brainstorm.pdf

Rubber duck debugging image courtesy of:

By Tom Morris - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16745966
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